Aegean

Alternative forms

• Ægæan, Aegæan, Ægaean, Ægæan archaic
• Aegaean

Origin

Latin Aegaeus (from Ancient Greek Αἰγαῖος (Aigaios, "Aegean")) + English -an. The name might be connected to αἶγες ("waves").

Full definition of Aegean

Adjective

1. Of, or relating to the Aegean Sea or the regions bordering it.
2. Of, or relating to the Bronze Age civilization in that region.

Proper noun

1. The Aegean Sea.